In this two-hour presentation, Dave Nestler, World renowned pinup artist, reveals and demonstrates in full detail how he renders a pinup. Although Nestler uses paint brushes only, his methods easily cross over for airbrush artists and his colour theory and mixing techniques are universal.

You'll learn:

How to set up your workstation

Use of cold press double-weight illustration board

How to prep the surface

Variety of paint brushes

Use of synthetic brushes
How to use a pallet knife

Acrylic paints

Who makes the blackest black

How to achieve flesh tones

How to mix paint

How to troubleshoot acrylics

How to prevent acrylics from drying

Control of acrylic paint

How to transfer art to the board

Wet-on-dry painting

How to speed-dry paint

How to work with reference photos

How to render hair

Working with transparent paint including transparent layering

Metal effect

How to define shapes

Cross-hatching technique

Mastering highlights

Use of titanium white

How to judge how light you can go

How to load your brush

Troubleshooting

The 10% rule

How to render fabric, leather, wood grain, metal and other textures

How to render lips and eyes

And more!

*Armed & Fabulous demonstrates paintbrush techniques only. There is no use of an airbrush.